The large Robert E. Lee statue was removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond following protest and legal challenges. Its removal changed a prominent public honour for the Confederacy. The struggle concerned the authority expressed through monuments and the place of Black communities in determining the meaning of shared public space.
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Removing the Lee statue meant that the history of the Confederacy could no longer be studied.
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The removal changed public honour in a shared space; it did not prohibit historical study.